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  The First Rule of Finance is to live within your means by spending no more than 80% of your take-home pay.If you take home $ 100 per week, spend no more than $80.

  But ever look at what people spend their money on? I have relatives and friends deeply in debt, spending $ 12 for every $ 10 they earn instead of the $ 8 you know they should be spending.When I see them, they're proud of their new whatever."What do you think of my new truck? " asked one from the driver's seat."Do you like my new shoes? " asked another on high heels."Check out my new big screen." said a third while holding the remote in his living room.We've all heard people fishing for compliments(赞扬)on their new toys.

  Every one of them was proud of what they'd financed.They seem to have bought it for the purpose of being proud, of showing off, of keeping up with the Joneses."Look at my new …? " is everybody's favorite phrase, even when the object in question isn't theirs at all and won't be new when they've finally paid for it, if they ever do.

  They're proud of being stupid.They think it's cool to drive the financed car, wear the financed shoes, and watch the financed TV, but to smart people, whose opinions are the only ones we should respect, these people look dumb(愚蠢)as rocks.

  The Joneses, nine times out of 10, are financially stupid.That's why they have all that stuff on borrowed money.Why try to copy them? Worse, why try to impress them? Copy and impress smart people, the ones who own their stuff.If you want to impress smart people, debt is the last way to go about it.Trying to impress a money-smart person by going into debt is like trying to impress Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps by drowning in a pool.Michael Phelps is impressed by good swimming and a money-smart person by good money management.

(1)

According to the author, the "new toys" in Paragraph 2 are examples of ________.

[  ]

A.

symbol of wealth

B.

unnecessary purchases

C.

impressive stuff

D.

things available

(2)

The underlined words "smart people" in Paragraph 4 refer to people ________.

[  ]

A.

having high IQs

B.

earning enough money

C.

creating new ideas

D.

managing money well

(3)

The author is trying to ________.

[  ]

A.

advise people to be money-smart

B.

persuade people to keep off fashions

C.

blame people for copying others

D.

criticize people for over consumption(消费)

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1..                       (如果参加)eco-travel and you will find it will help you understand the importance of nature.(take)

2. He was so angry with himself for ______________________(犯了个如此愚蠢的错误). (so).

3.Luckily, we brought a road map with us without which _____________________(我们就迷路了).(get)

4._____________________ (人们所忧虑的事)is weather  the poisoned milk powder attracting public attention will be on the market continually. (concern)

5.With the fact that he’ s younger than the rest of us          _  (考虑 ) ,  I think he has done pretty well indeed.  (consideration)

6. The news spread quickly through the village          (战争已结束),making the villagers wild with joy. (end)

7. I’ll go back to the place                (我养大的)and live there forever. (bring)

8. Babies given more love and affection by their mothers               (会更好地应付)stress and anxiety when they grow up.(deal)

9. Not only___________________________ (我们表示出同情) after the alarming earthquake and tsunami in Japan, but we also offered to assist the country. (sympathy)

10.So difficult I find it                (解决这个问题) that I decided to ask my teacher for advice. (work)

 

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用silly/foolish/stupid填空

1)It would be a ________ thing to spend money on something you can’t afford.

花钱买你根本买不起的东西真是愚蠢。

2)I think he was born ________.

我想他是天生愚蠢。

3)Don’t be so ________.

别这么傻啦。

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One day, I happened to talk to a stranger (陌生人) on the bus. When he found out that I was from Chicago, he told me that one of his good friends lived there and he wondered if I happened to know him. At first I wanted to say that it was foolish (愚蠢的) to think like that, for from all the millions of people in Chicago, I could not possibly know his friend. But, instead, I just smiled and said that Chicago was a very big city. He was quiet for a few minutes, and then he began to tell me all about his friend.

       He told me that his friend was an excellent tennis player and that he even had his own tennis court (网球场). He added that he knew a lot of people with swimming pools, but that he only knew two people in the country who had their own tennis courts. And his friend in Chicago was one of them. I told him that I knew several people like that, for example, my brother and my next-door neighbor. I told him that my brother was a doctor and he lived in California. Then he asked where my brother lived in California. When I said Sacramento, he said that last year his friend spent the summer in Sacramento and lived next door to a doctor. The doctor had a tennis court. I said that my next-door went to Sacramento last summer and lived in the house next to my brother’s. For a moment, we looked at each other, but we did not say anything.

      “Would your friend’s name happen to be Roland Kirkwood?” I asked finally. He laughed and said, “Would your brother’s name happen to be Dr. Ray Hunter?” It was my turn to laugh.

Which of the following is true?

     A. The story happened in Chicago.

     B. The writer’s brother lived in Sacramento.

     C. Both the writer and the stranger lived in Chicago.

     D. Both the writer and his brother lived in California.

The writer said that Chicago was a very big city. That means _____________.

     A. it was possible for him to happen to know the stranger’s friend

     B. he didn’t want to look for the stranger’s friend

     C. he didn’t know the stranger’s friend

     D. it was impossible to find the stranger’s friend

How many persons does the story involve (涉及)?

     A. Four.           B. Five.           C. Six.      D. Seven.

Which is the best title of the story?

     A. On a bus                                       B. Two tennis players

     C. One in a million                            D. Chicago is a large city

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One day, I happened to talk to a stranger (陌生人) on the bus. When he found out that I was from Chicago, he told me that one of his good friends lived there and he wondered if I happened to know him. At first I wanted to say that it was foolish (愚蠢的) to think like that, for from all the millions of people in Chicago, I could not possibly know his friend. But, instead, I just smiled and said that Chicago was a very big city. He was quiet for a few minutes, and then he began to tell me all about his friend.
He told me that his friend was an excellent tennis player and that he even had his own tennis court (网球场). He added that he knew a lot of people with swimming pools, but that he only knew two people in the country who had their own tennis courts. And his friend in Chicago was one of them. I told him that I knew several people like that, for example, my brother and my next-door neighbor. I told him that my brother was a doctor and he lived in California. Then he asked where my brother lived in California. When I said Sacramento, he said that last year his friend spent the summer in Sacramento and lived next door to a doctor. The doctor had a tennis court. I said that my next-door went to Sacramento last summer and lived in the house next to my brother’s. For a moment, we looked at each other, but we did not say anything.
“Would your friend’s name happen to be Roland Kirkwood?” I asked finally. He laughed and said, “Would your brother’s name happen to be Dr. Ray Hunter?” It was my turn to laugh.
【小题1】 Which of the following is true?

A.The story happened in Chicago.
B.The writer’s brother lived in Sacramento.
C.Both the writer and the stranger lived in Chicago.
D.Both the writer and his brother lived in California.
【小题2】 The writer said that Chicago was a very big city. That means _____________.
A.it was possible for him to happen to know the stranger’s friend
B.he didn’t want to look for the stranger’s friend
C.he didn’t know the stranger’s friend
D.it was impossible to find the stranger’s friend
【小题3】 How many persons does the story involve (涉及)?
A.Four.B.Five.C.Six.D.Seven.
【小题4】Which is the best title of the story?
A.On a busB.Two tennis players
C.One in a millionD.Chicago is a large city

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